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Mr Sam Pitroda, Prime Minister’s Advisor on Public Information Infrastructure and Innovations, has called for early passage of Bills related to the education sector in Parliament.
Twelve Bills, including Foreign Education Providers’ Bill, Unfair Practices Bill, Tribunal Bill, Accreditation Bill, National Commission for Higher Education and Research (NCHER) Bill 2010 and Innovation University Bill are waiting in the wings.
“While many recommendations of the National Knowledge Commission are in the process of being implemented, we are waiting for the Government to act on those relating to reform of higher education,” Mr Pitroda said at the FICCI Higher Education Summit.
Mr Harsh Mariwala, President, Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce, also urged the Government to carry forward the education reform agenda within a stringent timeframe.
The chamber proposes to set up five National Knowledge Functional Hubs in association with NMIMS, Thapar, Manipal, Amrita and UPES Universities and industry members L&T, BPCL, ISGEC, Thermax, Bharat Forge, Chemtrols, Hindustan Dor Oliver, JW Precision Tools in the next one year.
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